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Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
Last updated: October 2026
Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
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From the first days of his second term, President Donald Trump has been taking bites out of the federal government. Sweeping layoffs, the dismantling of entire agencies and dramatic restructuring at others, and steep funding cuts have chipped away at departments, their staff, and their …
A court case is rocking Senegal, bringing to light serious accusations against a man once close to power. Aliou Sall, brother of the former president, finds himself at the heart of an investigation for major financial crimes. This scandal, which combines corruption, money laundering and …
Henriette Lagou, president of RPC-Paix and presidential candidate on October 25, 2025, places rural women at the center of her political project. Invited to Life TV, she detailed a program focused on empowering, training and financing women agricultural producers. A former minister and an experienced …
Considered a rising figure in Ivorian rap, Himra is preparing to take over the Paris Zenith in 2026! The artist, who was at the Cabaret Sauvage on October 1, 2025, will therefore return to La Villette, this time with a much bigger show, scheduled at …
Senegalese political and judicial news is shaken by a resounding case involving Aliou Sall, former mayor of Guédiawaye and brother of ex-President Macky Sall. The latter, as well as his wife, are now subject to strict judicial control, following an investigation into money laundering, criminal …
Breadcrumb Indicted for “money laundering, criminal association to launder money, corruption and influence peddling”, Aliou Sall was finally released provisionally on Monday, October 13, in exchange for a bond of 240 million CFA francs. Interviewed by TV5MONDE, his lawyer, Me El Hadji Diouf, spoke of …
By Colleen Goko South Africa needs to find ways to boost economic growth if it wants to get its credit rating heading back to the investment grade threshold it lost half a decade ago, a senior Moody's analyst said on Tuesday. "Any conversation about South …
Breadcrumb Indicted for “money laundering, criminal association to launder money, corruption and influence peddling”, Aliou Sall was finally released provisionally on Monday, October 13, in exchange for a bond of 240 million CFA francs. Interviewed by TV5MONDE, his lawyer, Me El Hadji Diouf, spoke of …
In L'Afrique des Fantasmes, which has just been published by Mimésis, the anthropologist Jean-Loup Amselle stresses that it is time for the two continents to leave behind their reciprocal, fixed and caricatural visions. Because, in order to reinvent their relationship, Africa and the West must …
The South African rand edged down to around 17.5 per USD, as the dollar held firm and key precious metals, notably gold, palladium, and platinum, lost ground. Meanwhile, traders weighed recent domestic data and global developments on trade and politics. South Africa's mining output unexpectedly …